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CT scan of the head, no contrast in Detroit, MI costs $103 to $3,631. Here's every hospital's price.

18 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area publish a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 18 hospitals list a cash price for ct scan of the head, no contrast (CPT 70450). The lowest is $103 at Lake Huron Medical Center, the median is $780 and the highest is $3,631 at Detroit Receiving Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 35 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $780 is 19% below the national median of $968 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $1,592. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between December 2025 and September 2026. 18 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$103
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Lake Huron Medical Center · 42 mi
$677 below the median
$780
median cash price
18 hospitals
35×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
18/36
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$103
list $2,219
2
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$103
list $2,219
3
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $1,327
4
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $1,327
5
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $1,327
6
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $1,327
7
Karmanos Cancer Center

Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025

$187
list $374 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital

Warren · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

$753
list $1,344 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$780
list $1,560 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Mclaren Macomb

Mount Clemens · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$805
list $1,610 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$812
list $1,624 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$984
list $1,967 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 70450. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 70450, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About ct scan of the head, no contrast

CPT 70450 is a CT scan of the head without contrast dye. It takes a few minutes and is the standard first test for head injury, sudden severe headache, stroke symptoms and confusion. No preparation is needed and there is no injection.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee: the scanner, the technologist and the room. The radiologist's reading is billed separately (the same code with a professional modifier), typically $50 to $200 on top. Some hospitals list a global price that includes both; the file does not always say which, so ask.

Why prices vary

Imaging is where hospital prices diverge most. A head CT at a hospital-owned imaging center can list at a fraction of the same scan in the hospital's main building, and a freestanding imaging center, which does not publish these files, is often cheaper again. Emergency-department scans carry additional facility charges not shown here.

Questions to ask

  • Is this the self-pay price for the scan alone, or scan plus radiologist reading?
  • Is the price the same at the hospital's outpatient imaging locations?
  • Will I be charged an emergency-department fee if the scan is done there?

Hospitals in Detroit, MI without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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